“The noise of the shelling has been silenced and the skies are clear, but the pain of the war still hangs over the tents,” Dr. Mohammed Hamed, a physician in the Gaza Strip, posted on X last week. “The battle in the bodies of the wounded, in the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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‘We Survived, but This Isn’t Life’: Gazans Feel Relief Mixed With Dread
“The noise of the shelling has been silenced and the skies are clear, but the pain of the war still hangs over the tents,” Dr. Mohammed Hamed, a physician in the Gaza Strip, posted on X last week. “The battle in the bodies of the wounded, in the…
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Palestinian woman in hospital after being clubbed by masked Israeli settler
A 55-year-old Palestinian woman has been taken to hospital after being clubbed over the head by a masked Jewish settler as she was picking olives.
The unprovoked attack, which took place on Sunday morning in the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya…
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PM meets with Witkoff, Kushner as Vance set to join US efforts to bolster Gaza truce
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and top White House adviser Jared Kushner landed in Israel on Monday and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just over a week into a shaky ceasefire in Gaza.
The leaders discussed “the developments…
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Israeli envoy reflects on Gulf relations
Israeli envoy reflects on Gulf relations | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe Israeli ambassador to the Gulf shares insights from his recent posting in Bahrain and past postings from Turkey to the UAE—marking both diplomatic…
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Barrack: Syria and Lebanon are next steps for Levant peace
Barrack: Syria and Lebanon are next steps for Levant peace | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastUS Ambassador Tom Barrack recently argue that the Gaza peace deal will be remembered as “a defining moment in modern Middle Eastern…
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Israel and Turkey navigate ties as Ankara joins peace plan
Israel and Turkey navigate ties as Ankara joins peace plan | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastExperts argue that Washington’s leverage pushed Jerusalem to accept a Turkish role that it
would otherwise have resistedRelations between…
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Deadly flare-up tests Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem
ReutersSunday saw the deadliest day of attacks since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October One week ago, US President Donald Trump was given a hero’s welcome in Israel after securing the Gaza…
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Turkey gains foothold in Gaza under Phase II ceasefire plan
Turkey gains foothold in Gaza under Phase II ceasefire plan | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already claimed his first prize and already has a foothold in GazaTurkish President Tayyip…
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Carney says Canada will arrest Netanyahu if he visits, in keeping with ICC warrant
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and have him arrested if he traveled to Canada in an interview published on Friday.
Asked…
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